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    quondam
    /ˈkwɒndam/

    adjective

    • 1. that once was; former: formal "quondam dissidents joined the establishment"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › quondamQuondam Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of QUONDAM is former, sometime. How to use quondam in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishQUONDAM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    QUONDAM definition: 1. of or in an earlier time; before the present time, or in the past: 2. of or in an earlier time…. Learn more.

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    Quondam definition: former; one-time. See examples of QUONDAM used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › quondamQuondam - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the adjective quondam if you need a fancy way to describe something as belonging to an earlier time. You might describe your quondam, or former, Latin tutor to your current Latin tutor, for example.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › quondam_nquondam, n., adv., & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

    What does the word quondam mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word quondam, one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word quondam? About 0.2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › quondamquondam - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 31, 2023 · Adjective. [ edit] quondam (not comparable) ( formal) Former; once; at one time. Synonyms: erstwhile; see also Thesaurus: former. Derived terms. [ edit] quondamly. quondamship. Translations. [ edit] ± former. Further reading. [ edit]

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishQUONDAM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. (prenominal) of an earlier time; former. her quondam lover. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Latin adv: formerly. Word Frequency. quondam in American English. (ˈkwɑndəm ; ˈkwɑndæm ) adjective. that was at one time; former. a quondam companion.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › quondamQuondam - definition of quondam by The Free Dictionary

    Define quondam. quondam synonyms, quondam pronunciation, quondam translation, English dictionary definition of quondam. adj. That once was; former: "the quondam drunkard, now perfectly sober" . American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › quondamQuondam Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    adjective. That once was; former. American Heritage. That was at one time; former. A quondam companion. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: one-time. sometime. onetime. old. former. erstwhile. previous. past. once. whilom. late. old-time. bygone. Origin of Quondam. Latin from quom when kwo- in Indo-European roots.

  11. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.uk › quondamquondam - definition of quondam in English from the Oxford...

    that once was; former:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.